英汉词典

reverse 基本解释

• n. 背面；相反；倒退；失败
• vt. 颠倒；倒转
• adj. 反面的；颠倒的；反身的
• vi. 倒退；逆叫

reverse 词态变化

reverse 中文词源

来自 revert,回转，-s,过去分词格。引申诸相关词义，词性也由形容词兼做名词和动词使用。

reverse 英文词源

reverse

reverse: see verse

reverse (adj.)

c. 1300, from Old French revers "reverse, cross, opposite" (13c.), from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere "turn back, turn about, come back, return" (see revert). Reverse angle in film-making is from 1934. Reverse discrimination is attested from 1962, American English.

reverse (n.)

mid-14c., "opposite or contrary" (of something), from reverse (adj.) or from Old French Related: revers "the opposite, reverse." Meaning "a defeat, a change of fortune" is from 1520s; meaning "back side of a coin" is from 1620s. Of gear-shifts in motor cars, from 1875. As a type of sports play (originally rugby) it is recorded from 1921.

reverse (v.)

early 14c. (transitive), "change, alter;" early 15c. (intransitive), "go backward," from Old French reverser "reverse, turn around; roll, turn up" (12c.), from Late Latin reversare "turn about, turn back," frequentative of Latin revertere (see revert). Related: Reversed; reversing.

reverse 词组搭配

reverse 英文释义

1. a relation of direct opposition;

"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

2. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

3. an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

4. the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

5. (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

6. turning in the opposite direction

reverse 同义词解析

opposite, contrary, adverse, reverse, converse

这些形容词均含"相反的，对立的"之意。

opposite： 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。

contrary： 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。

adverse： 通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。

reverse： 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。

converse： 指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。

reverse 双语例句

1. Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.

埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.

错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.

这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The bank reserves the right to reverse any transfers or payments.

银行保留撤销任何转账或支付操作的权利。

来自柯林斯例句

5. MPs hoped to reverse Britain's opt-out from the treaty.

国会议员希望推翻英国退出该条约的决定。

来自《权威词典》

reverse 实用场景例句

to reverse a procedure/process/trend

彻底改变程序 / 过程 / 趋势

牛津词典

The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.

政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。

牛津词典

It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.

有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转。

牛津词典

The Court of Appeal reversed the decision.

上诉法庭撤销了这项裁决。

牛津词典

Writing is reversed in a mirror.

镜子里的字是反的。

牛津词典

You should reverse the order of these pages.

你该把这几页的顺序颠倒过来。

牛津词典

It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child.

感觉就像我们父母和孩子交换了角色。

牛津词典

She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed.

过去她为我工作，而现在我们的地位对调了。

牛津词典

He has reversed himself on a dozen issues.

他已经不再坚持自己在一系列问题上的立场。

牛津词典

Now reverse the car.

现在倒车。

牛津词典

He reversed around the corner.

他倒车转过拐角。

牛津词典

She reversed into a parking space.

她将车倒着开进停车位。

牛津词典

Caution! This truck is reversing.

小心！卡车在倒车。

牛津词典

I want to reverse the charges, please.

劳驾，我想打一个由受话人付费的电话。

牛津词典

This problem is the reverse of the previous one.

这个问题和上一个问题相反。

牛津词典

They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices...

他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's jobless rate.

10个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins...

在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.

正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He reversed the position of the two stamps.

他将两枚邮票的位置调换了一下。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Another car reversed out of the drive...

另一辆车倒出了车道。

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He reversed and drove away...

他把车倒出来，开走了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He lurched the car in reverse along the ruts to the access road.

他顺着车辙摇摇晃晃地将车倒到了支路上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.

错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite the reverse...

完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.

这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.

显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Cheques should be made payable to Country Living and your address written on the reverse.

支票抬头必须写“《乡村生活》杂志”，你的地址应写在背面。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies...

埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.

比分下降的趋势发生逆转，分数又开始逐渐上升了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典